Table 1.

Distribution of inflammatory cells in 8, 12, and 14 weeks’ post-infection with Schistosoma mansoni.

		Immune cell count
Immune cells	Tissue	Control	8 weeks	12 weeks	14 weeks	Figures
Mast cells	Lung	0.0 ± 0.0	0.054 ± 0.02*	0.17 ± 0.06*	0.19 ± 0.04*	1a
	Liver	0.0081 ± 0.008		0.37 ± 0.10*	0.46 ± 0.10*	1b
CD3+	Lung	12.60 ± 1.36	29.59 ± 3.2*	35.0 ± 3.92*	16.50 ± 1.09*	2a
	Liver	12.77 ± 4.01		107.8 ± 3.6*	112.6 ± 24.75*	2b
CD14+	Lung	3.24 ± 0.85	8.42 ± 1.22*	14.99 ± 3.17*	13.89 ± 1.39*	3a
	Liver	4.77 ± 0.40		12.39 ± 1.62*	12.75 ± 2.17*	3b
CD68+	Lung	0.76 ± 0.46	3.48 ± 1.72	21.70 ± 6.6*	6.21 ± 0.69*	4a
	Liver	4.37 ± 0.47		12.26 ± 1.89*	8.73 ± 1.73	4b
CD15+	Lung	1.61 ± 0.44	9.30 ± 1.67*	15.95 ± 3.90*	13.30 ± 2.45*	5a
	Liver	4.68 ± 1.08		107.4 ± 8.98*	45.01 ± 2.80*	5b

Data are presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Statistical comparisons between two groups were performed using paired and unpaired Student’s t-tests with Welch correction, where appropriate, with a probability value of P < 0.05 (*) considered to be statistically significant.